__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

Due to the much-reviled 'No Child Left Behind' program, I think overall that education has improved. Testing the kids and holding the teachers accountable for actually producing results has got to have cleared out at least some of the deadwood.

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

Students may be incredibly lazy, but the fact that they are both getting improved test scores and graduating proves conclusivey that either A) they are better educated, or B) teachers are helping them cheat the tests. There have been a few cases of the latter already, but I do not think that school staff engaging in organized cheating is the norm nationwide. So we are back to the inescapable conclusion that testing is, in fact, working, regardless of the utter hatred many teachers and most liberals have for 'No Child Left Behind'. Score another one for George Bush.

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

Students may be incredibly lazy, but the fact that they are both getting improved test scores and graduating proves conclusivey that either A) they are better educated, or B) teachers are helping them cheat the tests. There have been a few cases of the latter already, but I do not think that school staff engaging in organized cheating is the norm nationwide. So we are back to the inescapable conclusion that testing is, in fact, working, regardless of the utter hatred many teachers and most liberals have for 'No Child Left Behind'. Score another one for George Bush.

Of course that assumes that the skills tested have stayed level over the years.

Somehow I doubt it, at least in my state.

We had an old test and scores, especially for minorities were poor.

They went back for a revamp a few years ago and all student test scores improved.

Students may be incredibly lazy, but the fact that they are both getting improved test scores and graduating proves conclusivey that either A) they are better educated, or B) teachers are helping them cheat the tests. There have been a few cases of the latter already, but I do not think that school staff engaging in organized cheating is the norm nationwide.

Perhaps I was wrong....

Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.